>American Idol still guided FOX to a Wednesday win, but wow is the show in a tailspin.  Are they letting too many untalented singers through?  Jim Carrey’s daughter the other night — really?  Is the format simply tired?  In any case, it still won the 8 pm hour handily and helped successfully launch the new […]

  ABC’s game shows thrived. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 ratings), audience skews (women 18-49, men 18-49 and adults 50+ shares) and total viewership (thousands of people over the age of 2). Ratings analysis and comparisons follow […]

  BROADCAST FINALS:  ABC:  Reruns at 0.39/0.32. CBS:  Reruns at 0.19/0.20/0.23. NBC:  Reruns at 0.20/0.19. FOX:  WWE SMACKDOWN lost 0.04 to 0.49. CW:  After a rerun PENN & TELLER: FOOL US at 0.04, DYNASTY was steady at 0.03. TELEMUNDO:  CASA DE FAMOSAS dropped 0.06 to 0.29, AMOR VALIENTE ticked up to 0.23, and INFIEL was […]

  Once again, CW demonstrated that it operates under different economics than the other broadcast networks.  Much of its revenue comes from episodes streamed online via Netflix and Hulu, which makes sometimes puny on-air ratings acceptable.  Also, virtually everything it airs is produced by one of its in-house studios, Warner Bros Television or CBS Television […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  BIG BROTHER, the rerun of CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD and the 7:30PM BOB’S BURGERS rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers, while CANDY CRUSH lost the same.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  For the next several weeks, there won’t be any suspense […]

  Even with little competition, most of the originals were down. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 ratings), audience skews (women 18-49, men 18-49 and adults 50+ shares) and total viewership (thousands of people over the age of […]

  A middling result for VOLCANO LIVE. DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 ratings), audience skews (women 18-49, men 18-49 and adults 50+ shares) and total viewership (thousands of people over the age of 2). Ratings analysis and […]

DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 ratings), audience skews (women 18-49, men 18-49 and adults 50+ shares) and total viewership (thousands of people over the age of 2). PREVIOUS SATURDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS) PREVIOUS SATURDAY CABLE & […]